Safety - BMW Saloon 3 Series Owner's Handbook Manual

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Safety

Vehicle equipment
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and special equipment available for the
model series. It may therefore describe equip‐
ment and functions which are not installed in
Airbags
1 Front airbag, driver
2 Front airbag, front passenger
3 Head airbag
Front airbags
Front airbags protect the driver and front pas‐
senger in the event of a head-on collision where
the protection of the seat belts alone would no
longer be sufficient.
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your vehicle, for example on account of the op‐
tional equipment selected or the country variant.
This also applies to safety-relevant functions and
systems. Please comply with the relevant laws
and regulations when using the corresponding
functions and systems.
4 Side airbag
5 Knee airbag
Side airbag
In a side-on crash, the side airbag protects the
side of the body in the chest and pelvic area.
Head airbag
The head airbag protects the head in the event
of a side-on crash.
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